Business cooperations that are committed to sustainability and take responsibility at their supply chains make an important contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
These seven partnerships have been nominated for this year's International German Sustainability Award.
Together with co-initiator Wilo, awards are given to companies based in Germany that, together with a partner company from a developing or emerging country, assume responsibility along their supply chain and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The aim of the award is to identify examples of particularly successful partnerships
that serve as role models and contribute to the necessary transformation towards more sustainable living and business. These partnerships are to be honoured, placed in the focus of a broader public and presented as good practices to other companies in Germany and worldwide.
Using an online questionnaire, companies based in Germany can apply if they are committed to implementing the 2030 Agenda together with a partner company from the Global South and contribute to raising awareness of the issue among consumers and business partners. The term partnership is broadly defined and includes any kind of cooperation at eye level, at least in the medium term, whose added value for the partners is based on exchange and reciprocity.
The prerequisite for participation is that the partnership is currently running and the partner in the Global South agrees to participate. The applications will be evaluated by experts from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), among others. The jury will decide on the winners, who will be announced at the 17th German Sustainability Award ceremony in Düsseldorf on November 29, 2024.
Head of jury, former General Secretary of the Council for Sustainable Development
Chief Sustainability Officer, camm solutions
Professor for management and sustainability, EBS University for Business and LAW
Deputy Director, IDOS
Head of Division, Agenda 2030, Poverty and Inequity, BMZ
Successful transformation concepts deserve attention right now, and the finalists deserve appreciation. The winners will receive their awards in front of guests from the business community, local governments, politics, research and civil society. It is their evening in the spirit of respect for the different paths to the same great goal.